I REPLACED DESICCANT in my AMS for the LAST TIME!

Hello, 3D Printing friends! Today we're going to check out a set of printable desiccant boxes for the Bambu Lab AMS, to hold reusable desiccant instead of single-use, disposable desiccant.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:43 About the AMS
01:41 The Problem
03:11 The Solution
05:24 A Clever Slicer Trick
06:54 Wrapping Up

[biggles]

Printed the dessicant holder with the hygrometer fitting, 2 shoulder boxes and 2 more to go behind them as suggested, and the two narrow outer boxes. Filled them with dessicant beads, installed them in my AMS, and the humidity dropped to 10% and stayed there. A hygrometer outside the AMS was reading 55%. What a great tip, thanks again.

[grosbeakmc]

Hi Brian, great video. I am new to the 3D printing world - I got my P1S combo at the beginning of April and I'm loving it. I ordered desiccant beads soon after I got it and put them in the bottom bins. Big mistake - the only way to get them out short of inverting the AMS and making a mess was with a vacuum cleaner. So next I printed drop-in bins that go in the bottom bins and filled THEM with the beads, and that works a treat. Next I printed the centre bin with the hole for the hygrometer and that's all I've got for now. I gets really hot and humid in the summer here, but we do have central AC, which helps a lot. In the six weeks since I got the desiccant sorted out in the AMS, the humidity has gone from 10% to 22%. I've mostly printed with PLA so far, and no problems. I did use PETG HF once, mistaking it for PLA, and it was a stringy mess. Before I use it again I will definitely give it the recommended drying time.

I will probably print additional bins for the AMS - thanks for sharing the SPILLPROOF AMS Desiccant Box by AeonJoey!

[RocketCityTim]

That slicer trick note is more than worth the cost of admission! This just simplified a Raspberry Pi case design I'm building.

[robertbailey]

First time 3D Printer here. I just got my Bambu Lab P1S & AMS. This is the first thing I printed. Amazing! Thanks for making this video.

[Alan-sjzy]

Fantastic information Bryan, such an informative video as always. Thanks again.

[joeylopezdesign]

@BV3D: Bryan Vines - I'm humbled beyond words, thank you so much for the kind words and review, as the description says - this is a set of remixes of an original design by Cagriahiskali, who created the beautiful grid look, I my contribution improved upon it theirs and the contributions of several others. Something that comes up in every set of comments about these is - is the hygrometer measuring the desiccant or the AMS? special care was taken to prevent contact between the hygrometer and the desiccant chamber, and allow the air behind the container to reach the hygrometer without passing through desiccant; while providing a narrow enough shape to allow removal and insertion without removing spools from the AMS. Thanks so much for this video, I'm besides myself.

[magpack]

Thanks Bryan for sharing. I have been using AMS Desiccant Boxes for about 2 months and works gr8. Have not needed to recharge yet - still hovering 10% humidity inside the AMS and no issues with PLA filament breaks.

[pushingplastic]

Great video, great tip! I got around to doing this today. Be careful opening that package from Amazon! Mine arrive in a plastic bag/envelope. Inside was suppose to be the desiccant in a zip lock. Somebody forgot to zip the lock! The beads were floating around the envelope. Luckily for me, minimal spillage and was able to finish this up. Model, print & video all on target!!! Well worth it!!! Nice job!

[gunslingerc]

Planning on doing exactly this with my P1S very soon. Thanks for the vid!

[glennwest]

I printed all mine solid front. (No hydrometer). As there is a reading on the Bambu Studio. I use the PolyDryer to dry mine. I printed two sets, so can alternate.

[paulthetexan]

I use the ones that go in the middle of the spool, mainly because it also helps keep the spools turning when they get low on filament. I added scale calibration weights in them. But since you can never have too much desiccant, I'll probably add these too. Great video!

[joescopo]

Thanks for the video. I will definitely be printing these.

[tdg-AgonLight]

I can't believe how well this works!. I was at a 3-4 rating on water in the air on my AMS on my X1 Carbon. When I started the Hydrometer read about 55% and within a short while it has maintained 10% (1 rating). Great idea!

[wilx_music]

Useful video which saved me a problem before it became a reality! Liked and subbed.

[DanielPeistrup]

great video, lots of good tips and suggestions

[CJShrader]

Thanks for this video, I'd seen quite a few people mention doing this but I never saw them go into much detail. This was very useful.

[joeculver]

I didn't know about Bambu Labs desiccant. Thank you for this information, I'll be taking your advice!

[JBGeckoyt]

I have govee humidity and temperature data logger in my AMS's. also been using similar prints and rechargeable desiccant since day 10. (had to print the ASA boxes first :)) I dry the beads in a filament dryer or in the X1C on the dryer mode :)

[ericperaza]

Great content Bryan! Subscribed! I'm printing this out right now and just ordered the Hygrometer and desiccant.

[amazingtuts]

New subscriber here! I've watched a couple videos of yours, and you have helped me tremendously with these. Thank you so much for the great videos.